Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Sleeping Boats 1, 1975
Pastel · Paper
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Sounding 1989
John Firth-Smith (Australian, b. 1943) · 1989
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $10,245 – $15,368) (≈ £6,488 – £9,732) (≈ €7,462 – €11,193)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on linen”
- Support
- Linen
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, dated and inscribed verso: JOHN FIRTH-SMITH/ "SOUNDING"/ Firth-Smith 89/ OIL ON LINEN/ 4'6" X 1'6"/ SYDNEY 1989
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 136.5 x 45.5 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | September 2011 (11SEP)
- Date
- September 14, 2011
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 111
- Estimate
- A$10,000 – A$15,000 (≈ $10,245 – $15,368) (≈ £6,488 – £9,732) (≈ €7,462 – €11,193)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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